Today's Opinions

In regards to the upcoming election and who will serve this county as sheriff, my vote will go to Barry Faile.
I have found him to be accessible to the point of returning phone calls, and he also attends countywide functions in varying community service orientated roles.
I know nothing about the person running against him except he is from Indian Land, and that right there leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Let’s not give in to Indian Land residents this time. How about joining me in voting for Barry.

The Lancaster Moose Lodge would like to thank The Lancaster News, The Women of the Moose and Fred and Cheryl Williams for their support in our Child ID Program.
Also, special thanks to Maj. Bill Murphy of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office for his expertise in helping us fine-tune our program.
Due to the inclement weather from Hurricane Matthew, not all persons were able to participate. We are hoping to have another child ID session early next spring.

Long ago, there was a famous tale of a magical spring called the Fountain of Youth, which bestowed youthful energy on those who sipped or bathed in its water. Accounts go back to the fifth century BC, but the legend gained popularity in the 16th century with the journeys of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon.
As it turns out, the fountain of youth is actually not a myth. In fact, we all have access to this energy right here in our own community: it is found in our young adults.

Mandy Catoe’s Sept. 30 feature story “Gladys Cox steps aside after 65 years as organist at Unity ARP” was delightful.
Such a heartwarming story of a remarkable “musical and religiously faithful family” is so welcomed amid the often destructive and discouraging news we receive in today’s world.

Hopefully, Indian Land does not get built up any more. We residents like it here just as it is. This is why we moved here, because Indian Land was not built up.
These commercial companies need to leave us alone. We don’t need any more stores because it is a short drive to get to them all.
We like the country setting and these commercial companies are destroying the land with all their building.
What about the traffic situation, which is already bad?

The Sept. 30 front-page headline “Huge cocaine raid at IL business” tells us why Barry Faile should stay as our sheriff.
Thank you to him, Maj. Matt Shaw, Doug Barfield and all the men and women working with the Lancaster County Drug Task Force and the York County Multiagency Drug Task Force. They’ve protected so many young and old people whose lives would have been destroyed by all those drugs.
We elected the best. If it ain’t broke, why try to fix it?

Lester Holt’s moderating of the first presidential debate was a partisan disgrace. It was more of a Holt/Trump debate than a Clinton/Trump debate, as Mr. Holt challenged Trump maybe a dozen times and Clinton none.
We have corruption at the highest levels of the media and both political parties.